Mohawk Valley Library System

Category: Youth Services

  • Grant Opportunity – WGY Christmas Wish

    WGY Christmas Wish benefits children 19 years and under in the Capital Region and Great Northeast. A special emphasis is given to critical care services and recreational programs for ill, underprivileged and homeless children. WGY Christmas Wish looks to benefit children directly.

    If you are a not-for-profit, tax-exempt children’s organization, you can request funding by filling out a Christmas Wish Application. To be considered for this year’s allocation, the application form must be submitted by January 31, 2023.

  • Grant Opportunity – Stewart’s Shops Holiday Match

    Stewart’s Shops matches individual donations made at their stores between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and distributes funds to local nonprofit agencies. Organizations that benefit children are eligible to apply for funds. An application can be completed online at the Stewart’s Shops web site. All applications must be submitted by January 31, 2023.

  • Free Webinar – Less Work, More Fun : A System to Supercharge your Storytime Planning and Creativity!

    Date: Wednesday, December 07, 2022
    Time: 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
    Place: Online at https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/9740457
    Presenter: Rose Stuart

    Anyone who has planned a successful storytime knows just how much work goes into it! Finding books that won’t bore the kids, songs to engage them, fingerplays, flannels, and more takes a lot of planning and time. The more planning you do, the more mental or physical files/lists/playlists pile up. At this session, you will learn a system for keeping track of your storytime successes and failures to streamline the process and make your programs even better the next time you do them.
     
    This system:

    • Helps you keep track of which books and activities have worked–or not worked–for each storytime!
    • Makes it easy to request books. Just copy & paste!
    • Reminds you of the great new song or title you want to incorporate the next time
    • Streamlines planning so it takes much less time!
    • Tracks when you have done storytimes, so you know when to repeat them
    • Is accessible anywhere with an internet connection
    • Is keyword searchable
    • Hyperlinks websites, videos, extension activities
    • Can include images of crafts, templates, flannels, and more!

    The session will be recorded and available for future viewing. Questions? Contact Sharon Phillips, Youth Services Program Manager at nyslyouth@nysed.gov. 

  • Free Webinar – Cultivating Affirmation & Belonging for LGBTQIA+ Youth with the Kaleidoscope Youth Center

    Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022
    Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Place: Online at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_U8NQW1wcSdy1HxWJv3kl5g
    Presenter: Amanda Erickson, Kaleidoscope Youth Center in Columbus, Ohio
    Cost: Free

    The Collaborative Summer Library Program’s Inclusion Committee is proud to share their 2022 annual online training session.

    Examine statistics related to discrimination within libraries/schools and risks that LGBTQIA+ youth face on a day-to-day basis in their communities, then discuss ways that library professionals can improve the general climate of libraries and summer reading programs through various strategies from simple word choice to organizational policy change. An interactive safe space for all your questions will be moderated by a CSLP Inclusion Committee member following the presentation portion. Digital resource handouts will be provided.

    Outcomes:

    • Participants will learn about implicit bias, the complexity and depth of gender, and explanation of acronyms.
    • Participants will be given strategies to create a welcoming environment in their Library and their Library’s summer reading program for LGBTQIA+ youth.

  • Free Webinar – 2023 Summer Reading Performer Showcase

    Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022
    Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    Place: Online at https://clrc.org/event/2023-performer-showcase/
    Cost: Free for MVLS members (select CDLC as your ESLN Council when registering)

    Are you looking for new performers for your summer reading celebrations? Or just throughout the year? Come watch nine local performers in our showcase. You’ll get a sampling of what type of edutainment they can offer your library patrons. A list of participating performers is at the link above.

    Registration is required. This webinar will be recorded and a recording will be shared with all registrants afterward. All participants will have the option to request a certificate of attendance for 1.5 contact hours.